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Two large painted figures with green faces and ornate golden headdresses sit on a gilded pedestal under a concrete ceiling. The figure on the left wears a red and white costume with a striped conical hat and holds a golden staff, while the figure on the right wears a white and gold skirt with a red sash, heavy gold necklaces and a gold crown-like headdress. Both have elaborate jewelry and red tassels. At the right edge, a white-draped figure wrapped in a gold garland sits partly in frame. Green leaves hang from the left side of the frame. The figures appear to be temple-style painted statues or costumed images rather than living people.

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May 31 20072007-05-31 +1 copiesTwo deity murtis seated together on a golden pedestal inside a stone shrine, framed by hanging green mango-leaf torans. The figure on the left has green skin, a tall multicoloured striped crown and a gold halo, holding a gold ceremonial staff and a mudra hand, wearing a red garment, white dhoti and layered jewelled necklaces. The figure on the right has a gold face, a sheer gold veil over the head, white and gold sari with jewellery and white flower garlands. A golden cobra-hood-shaped canopy sits in front, with a lingam decorated with white flowers and red roses at the base. No living people are visible.2007-05-31A night photograph of a sculpted deity pair seated on a golden peetha inside a stone pavilion decorated with hanging green leaf strands. The figure on the left is a deity murti with green face, a multicoloured tiered crown and a gold halo, wearing a red and white garment, layered beaded necklaces and holding a golden mace-like staff and a raised hand. Beside him is a golden-faced female murti in a sheer gold veil and white and gold sari, with jasmine garlands and layered jewellery. A white-clad figure with flower garlands sits at the base in front of the throne.2007-05-31Two large painted figures seated side by side on a gilded base in a temple-like setting, with bamboo leaves and stone architecture behind them. Both have green faces with red lips, stylised eyes and a yellow-and-red forehead mark. The left figure wears a tall striped multicoloured headdress and holds a small golden ritual lamp or ornament in one raised hand; the right figure wears an ornate golden crown with a fan-shaped gold and pink backdrop. Both wear white dhoti-style garments with gold borders, red shawls, layered beaded necklaces and bangles. These appear to be sculptural or costumed figures rather than living people, and no physical person is visible.2007-05-30Two green-faced Kathakali-style painted figures seated side by side in a temple setting. The figure on the left wears a striped multicoloured headdress, a white and red costume with a long white skirt edged in gold-red border, layered beaded necklaces, and raises a hand in blessing while holding a golden staff topped with a ornate finial. The figure on the right wears a gold crown with a pink-red fan-shaped backdrop, white and gold dhoti-style garment, and multiple beaded necklaces, holding a golden object in one raised hand. Both have gold halos behind their heads. Green leafy plants hang in the background beneath a concrete ceiling.2007-05-30Two life-size deity murtis seated side by side on a golden throne-like pedestal under a stone archway hung with green mango-leaf torans. The figure on the left has green skin, a golden halo, a tall multicoloured striped crown, a red and gold garment with white dhoti, a heavy jewelled necklace and rudraksha-style beads, holding a golden trident-like staff and raised palm. The figure on the right has golden skin, a sheer gold veil over the head, a gold crown, layered pearl and diamond necklaces, a white and gold sari with jasmine garlands, seated beside him. Both are ornamented with jewels and garlands, set against a dark night background. These are statues, not living people.2007-05-31Two performers in Kathakali-style costume stand under a stone-pillared temple pavilion strung with green leaf garlands. Both have green faces, gold crowns and high headdresses; the left figure wears a multicolour striped crown and holds a ceremonial mace-like object, while the right figure wears a gold crown with a red and pink fan-shaped back piece. They are dressed in white pleated skirts edged with gold and red borders, layered beaded necklaces, red shawls and jewelled armbands. Hanging decorative panels in yellow, red and blue flank the scene. No a person candidate is visible.2007-05-30A photograph of a temple utsava murti pair seated on a golden throne-like pedestal under a stone temple canopy, hung with green mango-leaf torans. The figure on the left has a green face with a tall striped crown, gold prabhavali halo, red garment, gold necklaces and a raised hand holding a gold staff. The figure on the right is a golden-faced consort in a gold veil and white and gold sari with pearl and flower garlands. In front, a golden shivalinga-like object is garlanded with white and red flowers.2007-05-31A night photograph of a ceremonial deity pair decorated for worship, seated on a golden throne-like base inside a stone temple pavilion. The figure on the left has green face paint, a multicoloured striped crown, a gold halo, a red and white garment, and a gold-and-red raised hand holding a staff. Beside him sits a female figure with a gold face covering, a sheer golden veil, layered white and gold garments, and white jasmine-style garlands around the neck. Green leafy hangings frame the scene, and a white-draped offering table with flower garlands sits in front. These are statues, so no physical people are present.2007-05-31May 26 20072007-05-26A photograph of a pair of large gilded and painted statues inside a stone temple shrine. On the left, a male deity murti with a green face, yellow eyes, a striped conical crown and a golden halo sits in a dance-like pose, wearing a white dhoti with red borders, red shawl, layered beaded and gold necklaces and white flower garlands, holding a golden ritual staff and raising a hand in a gesture. Beside him, a female murti in a golden veil and gold-bordered white sari wears gold necklaces and garlands. Bamboo-like green decorations frame the background, and a golden fan-shaped object appears at the right edge. No living people are visible.2007-05-31Two gilded statues of a deity couple stand under a stone pillared temple archway at night. The male figure wears a red and gold turban-style crown with a peacock-feather ornament, a white dhoti with a red and gold border, a red and gold shawl, multiple white beaded necklaces, and holds a staff with a trident-like finial and a bunch of yellow flowers. The female figure wears a red blouse, teal green skirt with gold dot pattern, multiple red and white necklaces, a flower-decorated headdress and long garland. Both are adorned with green and white garlands and gold bangles. The statues appear to be deity murti, not living people.2007-05-26